What comes next in New York’s investigation of Donald Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — After investigating former President Donald Trump for several years, New York Attorney General Letitia James used a court filing Tuesday to outline much of the evidence her investigators have gathered so far. The legal memo claimed
Justices seem sympathetic to Cruz in campaign finance case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday seemed sympathetic to Sen. Ted Cruz in a challenge the Texas Republican brought to a provision of campaign finance law limiting the repayment of federal candidates’ loa...
Vancouver Island community without water after barge damages underwater line
UCLUELET, B.C. — A First Nation on Vancouver Island has declared a state of emergency and banned the use of water for everything except flushing toilets after a barge severed a water supply line. A message posted by the District
China Mobile presses court for federal info to help fight national security case
OTTAWA — A Chinese state-owned telecom firm is pressing for disclosure of federal information to help the company fight Ottawa's order that its Canadian subsidiary be sold or shut down on national security grounds. During a Federal Court hearing Wednes...
More than 1,600 volunteers answer N.B. government’s call for COVID-19 assistance
FREDERICTON — More than 1,600 volunteers have answered a call from the New Brunswick government for pandemic assistance while hundreds of health-care workers are off the job sick, Health Minister Dorothy Shephard said Wednesday. The government on Tuesd...
Algeria shuts schools for 10 days as COVID infections surge
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria's leader on Wednesday ordered all elementary and high schools closed for 10 days because of surging COVID-19 infections in the North African country and authorities tightened entry requirements at airports.
Man who threatened Dutch minister gets 6 months in prison
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A man who stood outside the home of a former Dutch foreign minister shouting and waving a burning torch was sent to prison Wednesday for six months, Dutch media reported.
Fourth Calif. federal prison worker charged with sex abuse
WASHINGTON (AP) — A fourth worker at a federal women’s prison in California has been charged with sexually abusing an inmate. His arrest comes months after the prison's warden was arrested on similar charges.
Legislator dies using medical suicide law he helped pass
A former Vermont legislator and House majority leader has died with the help of a law he himself helped pass that allows the terminally ill to end their own lives, his wife said.
Saskatchewan preparing to submit another carbon pricing plan to Ottawa: premier
REGINA — Premier Scott Moe says Saskatchewan will submit another carbon pricing plan to the federal government in the coming months. The province's first proposal was rejected by Ottawa last July. Moe said in a statement Wednesday that Saskatchewan is...
